The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats. As part of Wednesday’s Budget, the government will commit £100m to establishing the new, “world first” institute with the support of lea...
The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains. Source link...
Barclays is cutting around 5,000 staff this year as it introduces more artificial intelligence (AI) into its processes. The banking group said 1,000 posts had already been closed and it expects a further reduction of 4,000 to be complete by the end of 2026. The cuts amount to 5% of its glo...
Meanwhile, a “cheese roll” – bread and cheese – instead became slabs of cheese rolled into a sushi roll. While some on social media said they found the images “hilarious”, another was less interested in the AI-generated dishes, saying: “Well, that ...